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i stand here to be the alternative to barack obama. [applause] tonight we have the opportunity to see what a campaign looks like. this is a more accurate representation of what they will look like. greatestey's attributes as i have the best money. we have someone that has other attributes to since. it is someone who can get up and make contrasts with president obama. saw someone who can point to the failures of this administration and saybarack obama needs to be replaced in the oval office. [cheers and applause] secret? wire you doing so well? is it the jobs message? we have a great message talking but everywhere we go, particularly in the industrial heartland. they still make things here in missouri. [cheers and applause] they call this supply-side economics for the working man. you see when you have a republican talking about growth, they are talking about growth for everybody, right? [cheers and applause] americans respond. i do care about not 99% 495%. i care about -- or 95%. i care about the rich and poor. i care about 100% of ame
i stand here to be the alternative to barack obama. [applause] tonight we have the opportunity to see what a campaign looks like. this is a more accurate representation of what they will look like. greatestey's attributes as i have the best money. we have someone that has other attributes to since. it is someone who can get up and make contrasts with president obama. saw someone who can point to the failures of this administration and saybarack obama needs to be replaced in the oval office....
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virtually everything president obama knows is wrong. ronald reagan used to say it is not what they do not know that is so frightening, it is what they know is wrong. we were told by the u.s. geological survey in the 1990's there was 150 million barrels of recoverable oil in north dakota. this was a period when liberals told us we are about to run out. we have no future. new drilling technology came along. we are now told that in fact as of this last week they believe there are 24 billion barrels of recoverable oil in north dakota alone. that made me feel like i had to change my speech. up until last week i had been saying there was 25 times as much oil as they thought. it turns out the current estimate is there are 160 times -- 16,000% more oil in north dakota and then they thought there was a 1990's. some experts believe that number is off by a huge number. future technology will lead us to find about 500 billion barrels of oil. i am not try to fill you up with numbers but i am trying to give it. about a general direction. an american
virtually everything president obama knows is wrong. ronald reagan used to say it is not what they do not know that is so frightening, it is what they know is wrong. we were told by the u.s. geological survey in the 1990's there was 150 million barrels of recoverable oil in north dakota. this was a period when liberals told us we are about to run out. we have no future. new drilling technology came along. we are now told that in fact as of this last week they believe there are 24 billion...
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the contrast with president obama. we need someone on the issue of wall street and -- hinder in nevada they have suffered while folks have prospered. -- here in nevada they have suffered while folks up prospered. they have continued to get bailed out by a washington d.c. we need someone who can draw that contrast. we need someone who can be a conservative nominee. in florida, and newt gingrich had his opportunity. he came out with a big win and a lot of money. he said i'm going to be the conservative alternative. it did not work. he became the issue. we cannot allow our nominee to become the issue. [applause] i say to the people of nevada and across this country if you want a strong conservative who is going to make barack obama the issue -- [cheering and applause] >> c-span's coverage of the road to the white house continues on saturday. the same day that main's caucuses began to read the caucuses in colorado and minnesota are on february 7 with primaries in arizona and michigan on the 20th8th. you can go online to se
the contrast with president obama. we need someone on the issue of wall street and -- hinder in nevada they have suffered while folks have prospered. -- here in nevada they have suffered while folks up prospered. they have continued to get bailed out by a washington d.c. we need someone who can draw that contrast. we need someone who can be a conservative nominee. in florida, and newt gingrich had his opportunity. he came out with a big win and a lot of money. he said i'm going to be the...
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president obama in fact sent secretary lahood to mr. oberstar and myself, i was the ranking republican, he was the chair, and cut the knees right out from the democrats and said, he wasn't doing any long-term bill. he was doing an 18-month bill which really sent a death signal to transportation infrastructure projects. in fact, the other side would be in the majority probably, and i would be the ranking member if they had just done what they could have done. and then they tell you that we can't pass a bill. well, let's deal with the facts. they six times had to do extensions. not one extension was freestanding. in fact, one time they could not even pass the extension with the house, senate, and white house, in march of 2010 they had to -- they actually closed down programs. madam speaker, we may need the house physician because there is a case -- there are multiple cases of amnesia an we need to remind folks about the facts and what they forgotten. again, we are here to responsibly pass and even in the extensions i offered first a 90 da
president obama in fact sent secretary lahood to mr. oberstar and myself, i was the ranking republican, he was the chair, and cut the knees right out from the democrats and said, he wasn't doing any long-term bill. he was doing an 18-month bill which really sent a death signal to transportation infrastructure projects. in fact, the other side would be in the majority probably, and i would be the ranking member if they had just done what they could have done. and then they tell you that we can't...
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i stand here to be the alternative to barack obama. tonight we have the opportunity to see what a campaign looks like. this is a more accurate representation of what they will look like. gov. romney's greatest attributes as i have the best money. we have someone that has other attributes to since. it is someone who can get up and make contrasts with president obama. barack obama needs to be replaced in the oval office. people have asked me what is the secret? wire you doing so well? we have a great message talking but everywhere we go, particularly in the industrial heartland. they still make things here in missouri. you see when you have a republican talking about growth, they are talking about growth for everybody, right? americans respond. i do care about not 99% 495%. i care about -- or 95%. i care about the rich and poor. i care about 100% of americans. the message we have been taking across the country is a message of what is at stake in this election. this is something we have seen so evident in the last week. this is an electio
i stand here to be the alternative to barack obama. tonight we have the opportunity to see what a campaign looks like. this is a more accurate representation of what they will look like. gov. romney's greatest attributes as i have the best money. we have someone that has other attributes to since. it is someone who can get up and make contrasts with president obama. barack obama needs to be replaced in the oval office. people have asked me what is the secret? wire you doing so well? we have a...
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non married women without kids, obama w -- white, obama wins by one. you get it. >> we have not talked about this. the interesting thing is the catholic vote. i think obama has taken a hit among catholic voters. i am for obama. i still think he wins the election. i am not catholic. [laughter] i do not think this issue was played very well. i do not know that he could have headed off all of the opposition from the catholic church. i think this is a potentially harmful to them -- him. >> one last question. i would like to remind online view is they can participate via twitter. we have an on-line question for you. there are two big phenomenon in this election, media and the rise of the super pac. which has more of an impact? >> super pacs. >> super pac. tom davis and i both spoke out against mccain fine go-fiengold. what we said is this was going to force money. it is taking money away from political parties. it is going to force money into the fringes. everyone ignored us. everybody. that is exactly what has happened. it is unfortunate. you are going to
non married women without kids, obama w -- white, obama wins by one. you get it. >> we have not talked about this. the interesting thing is the catholic vote. i think obama has taken a hit among catholic voters. i am for obama. i still think he wins the election. i am not catholic. [laughter] i do not think this issue was played very well. i do not know that he could have headed off all of the opposition from the catholic church. i think this is a potentially harmful to them -- him....
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right now, obama has the edge. the senate race, we're seeing routinely as the average 85% of the people who vote for obama are voting for the democratic candidate. i think is very likely that whoever wins the presidential race in virginia, there will also win the event of the senate race. >> when you're looking at this affluent voters, many are connected to the boom that the public spending. that is also something that chip to perception of the two campaigns. but the numbers are very close to nationally. the noncom the whites are a little worse. a lot of the blue-collar whites are also evangelical. i did their strong candidates. will the democratic primary look like. hillary clinton is an important figure. she is not intensely disliked by last affluent republicans. she has a very distinctive political identity. is there a voice that says the party has to reach a broader range of voters? >> cristina think did not scale up. -- christie, i think, did not scale up. daniel, ryan -- is there a candid who invented the jeb
right now, obama has the edge. the senate race, we're seeing routinely as the average 85% of the people who vote for obama are voting for the democratic candidate. i think is very likely that whoever wins the presidential race in virginia, there will also win the event of the senate race. >> when you're looking at this affluent voters, many are connected to the boom that the public spending. that is also something that chip to perception of the two campaigns. but the numbers are very...
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obama changed the rule. he said he realized that unemployment was where it is but he will change the nature of the electorate. >> he is the first incumbent president since and jackson to be reelected with fewer votes than he got the first time. he will win with low 300 electoral votes. that is hardly a landslide. it is his mandate? -- what is his mandate? he did say, "elect me because that other guy is really scummy." he is overseeing a polarized electorate. we are a very clean the electorate. in walks president obama who now has to -- now has a second chance to fill the promises of his first election, which were to forge a consensus across the aisle to solve the big problems in this country. the election was too much about the small things. >> a stark reminder of the present cost challenge going forward. he won independence in 2008 but he lost them last night. he got out democrats. the center of this country preferred romney. >> the center of the country is tired of the status quo and voted for the status q
obama changed the rule. he said he realized that unemployment was where it is but he will change the nature of the electorate. >> he is the first incumbent president since and jackson to be reelected with fewer votes than he got the first time. he will win with low 300 electoral votes. that is hardly a landslide. it is his mandate? -- what is his mandate? he did say, "elect me because that other guy is really scummy." he is overseeing a polarized electorate. we are a very clean...
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these are huge gains for obama last night. harrisburg hadn't voted for a democrat since 1948, swept to a muslim democrat, just a straight-ticket vote. that is not there for him this time. where are the young people? they're looking for jobs. they're back in school, having to re-register other places. the enthusiasm gap is way down, turnout models way back. and in iowa and colorado, republicans are outregistered democrats and young voters under 21. so that is out the window. they're trying to do the student loan thing and stir things these up. it's not a strategy geared towards swing voters, it's a strategy geared towards hispanics, gay voters, young people, and the like. and then finally, let's get to hispanics, which you can't lump together. puerto ricans, they don't have the same interest. they're citizens. my district was chock full of salvadorans, but there is an enthusiasm gap here. it's a tough group to get out anyway. and charlie, i think you are right. i don't think they're going to be able to replicate that. it's goin
these are huge gains for obama last night. harrisburg hadn't voted for a democrat since 1948, swept to a muslim democrat, just a straight-ticket vote. that is not there for him this time. where are the young people? they're looking for jobs. they're back in school, having to re-register other places. the enthusiasm gap is way down, turnout models way back. and in iowa and colorado, republicans are outregistered democrats and young voters under 21. so that is out the window. they're trying to do...
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at 9:15, a discussion of barack obama. 10:55, a critical look at president obama before and after he beat the white house. at 11:50, the first official white house videographer. book tv and prime time all this week on c-span2. >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces which are bringing about this suffering. >> the white house is a bully pulpit and you ought to take advantage of it. >> the obesity in this country is nothing short of a public health crisis. >> so much influence in that office. it could be a shame to waste it. >> i think they serve as a window on the past through what was going on with american women. >> she becomes the chief confidante. >> many of the women who were first ladies were writers. there will books. journalists. rex they are in many cases more interesting as human beings than their husbands. if only because they are not defined and limited by political ambition. >> donnelly was socially adept and politically savvy. >> madison loved every minute of it. mrs. byrne -- mrs. monroe hated it. >> she warned her husband. you
at 9:15, a discussion of barack obama. 10:55, a critical look at president obama before and after he beat the white house. at 11:50, the first official white house videographer. book tv and prime time all this week on c-span2. >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces which are bringing about this suffering. >> the white house is a bully pulpit and you ought to take advantage of it. >> the obesity in this country is nothing short of a...
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it's up to president obama to nominate new commissioners. host: what is the purpose of the federal election commission? guest: this is one of the important government agencies americans do not know about. fe was created post-watergate to deal with campaign finances and it monitors are campaign -- campaign contributions. they are supposed to monitor to make sure everybody plays by the same rules. they are doing a lousy j of it, frankly. we're seeing millions and millions of dollars -- this presidential election will doubtably run to over $1 billion because of all the money pouring in. the fec is basically just sitting it out. host: the history of the federa election commission. it was created by congress in 1975. it's an independent regulatory agency disclosing campaign finance information. it also has an enforcement arm. the enforcement to enforce limits and contributions. talk about the judicial role of the fec. guest: the fec is supposed to enforce campaign finance laws. there are contribution limits. all of these things are supposed to be
it's up to president obama to nominate new commissioners. host: what is the purpose of the federal election commission? guest: this is one of the important government agencies americans do not know about. fe was created post-watergate to deal with campaign finances and it monitors are campaign -- campaign contributions. they are supposed to monitor to make sure everybody plays by the same rules. they are doing a lousy j of it, frankly. we're seeing millions and millions of dollars -- this...
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president obama was in his 30's when elected to the senate. vice president biden was 29 when he was elected to the u.s. senate. sarah palin was in her 20's when she was elected to the city council in wasilla, alaska. in some states, you see a lot to people running for state legislators and an early age, in especially in the midwest. one of our panelists is from missouri. others who do not have term limits, ill., or my home state, new jersey -- the start at a younger age. i want to point that there is one district i have found incredibly fascinating. it is a multi-member district. we have one senator and two house members from it. until sometime in 2009, every single legislator from that district was under the age of 30. senator schneider had a birthday. one of the members had won this year. the district -- there are a lot of people in their 20's running. there one incumbent is here, from the district in grand forks. the old guy, in his late 20s's. that district is interesting -- the university of north dakota dominates it. one last thing befor
president obama was in his 30's when elected to the senate. vice president biden was 29 when he was elected to the u.s. senate. sarah palin was in her 20's when she was elected to the city council in wasilla, alaska. in some states, you see a lot to people running for state legislators and an early age, in especially in the midwest. one of our panelists is from missouri. others who do not have term limits, ill., or my home state, new jersey -- the start at a younger age. i want to point that...
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[cheers and applause] he passed obama care. i will repeal obama care. [cheers and applause] he lost our triple-a credit rating. i will restore our triple-a credit rating. amazingly, he rejected the keystone pipeline. i will approve it. [cheers and applause] you know, he has stalled domestic energy production. i'm going to open up our lands for development so we can finally get the energy we need at a price we can afford. [cheers and applause] look, when it comes to the economy drk when it comes to this economy, my highest priority will be worrying about your job, not worrying about saving my job. by the way, i've got a pro-growth tax plan, jobs plan, that's going to jump-start the economy. president obama wants to raise your taxes. i'm going to cut them. that starts with an across the board 20% rate cut for every american. and by the way, i'm also going to repeal the alternative minimum tax and i will finally abolish the death tax. be the president has proposed raising taxes for job creators. i will cut taxes for job creators. the president wants to rai
[cheers and applause] he passed obama care. i will repeal obama care. [cheers and applause] he lost our triple-a credit rating. i will restore our triple-a credit rating. amazingly, he rejected the keystone pipeline. i will approve it. [cheers and applause] you know, he has stalled domestic energy production. i'm going to open up our lands for development so we can finally get the energy we need at a price we can afford. [cheers and applause] look, when it comes to the economy drk when it comes...
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that is because obama and ms. mccaskill have a deep abiding faith that government is the solution to every problem. that is why they could not fulfill their records. she is going to washington, d.c. she has brought us red tape and all kinds of bureaucracy and executive orders. she does not understand that these big government solutions choke out freedom. what i would suggest is that you could bring me to washington, d.c. in the senate so that we can take the missouri common sense back to washington, d.c. cut down on the taxes and red tape and build an american dream and the american family once again to be strong and restore our bright hope for our future. thank you. i look forward to joining you for the rest of the debate. >> congressman, thank you. we turn to the panel for their questions. we have the first question. your question goes to congressman akin. >> congressman akin, today the head of goldman sachs, bank of america, the city grew, and many other major financial institutions sent a letter urging the pre
that is because obama and ms. mccaskill have a deep abiding faith that government is the solution to every problem. that is why they could not fulfill their records. she is going to washington, d.c. she has brought us red tape and all kinds of bureaucracy and executive orders. she does not understand that these big government solutions choke out freedom. what i would suggest is that you could bring me to washington, d.c. in the senate so that we can take the missouri common sense back to...
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but with obama slightly ahead in both. but he would have needed to do florida and virginia and then he would need to get into colorado, iowa, new hampshire instill even winning all of that, we would be short of 270. and so, it was pretty clear, you know, going into election day that a whole lot had to happen right for romney get -- to get to 270. maybe either florida or virginia once all of those got counted, or maybe both of them fall to him, probably not. this sort of where it was. and there was one. back around, just kind of looking at the sequencing of it. romney was clearly dead in the water. just not moving. he was not far behind before the first debate. the b three, five points. but it looked like a hard 3, 5 points. and you get a sense, and you had a chance to look at the focus groups that pewter does at the university of pennsylvania and some others. and i got the impression that a lot of the undecideds that were out there, they were enormously disillusioned in supporting president obama. they did not want to vote
but with obama slightly ahead in both. but he would have needed to do florida and virginia and then he would need to get into colorado, iowa, new hampshire instill even winning all of that, we would be short of 270. and so, it was pretty clear, you know, going into election day that a whole lot had to happen right for romney get -- to get to 270. maybe either florida or virginia once all of those got counted, or maybe both of them fall to him, probably not. this sort of where it was. and there...
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that is president obama and vice president biden. to give a little bit more perspective on exactly what the president has been up to and to medicaid, ith on landed over to someone who knows president obama very well. he is someone who served as the 008.hair for obama in 2 he also served alongside with paul ryan with great pleasure. i introduced to artur davis. [applause] >> thank you. i am unaccustomed to clapping at a press conference. i think i am lost. [laughter] we are thankful for everyone here. pete, i want to expand on medicare. any time you become a candidate for office, any time you organize a campaign, ladies and gentlemen, you have a fundamental choice to make at the onset on how you will discuss the issues and how you discuss your opponent. you can aim high at aspirations, or you can aim low at our fears. you can choose to read either a hope or cynicism. -- breed hope or cynicism. all i am saying is something senator barack obama said in boston to thousand four. all i'm doing is more or less repeating -- what barack obama
that is president obama and vice president biden. to give a little bit more perspective on exactly what the president has been up to and to medicaid, ith on landed over to someone who knows president obama very well. he is someone who served as the 008.hair for obama in 2 he also served alongside with paul ryan with great pleasure. i introduced to artur davis. [applause] >> thank you. i am unaccustomed to clapping at a press conference. i think i am lost. [laughter] we are thankful for...
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. >> president obama spoke with reporters today. this is his first news conference since early this year. >> good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. i hear you have some questions for me. but let me just make a few remarks at the top and then i'll open it up. first of all, i want to reiterate what i said on friday. right now, our economy is still recovering from a very deep and damaging crisis. so our top priority has to be jobs and growth. we've got to build on the progress that we've made. because this nation succeeds when we've got a growing, thriving middle class. and that's the idea at the core of the plan that i talked about on the campaign trail over the last year, rewarding manufacturers and small businesses that create jobs here, not overseas, providing more americans the chance to earn skills that businesses are looking for right now. keeping this country at the forefront of research, technology, and clean energy, putting people back to work rebuilding roads, bridges and schools and reducing our deficit in a balance
. >> president obama spoke with reporters today. this is his first news conference since early this year. >> good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. i hear you have some questions for me. but let me just make a few remarks at the top and then i'll open it up. first of all, i want to reiterate what i said on friday. right now, our economy is still recovering from a very deep and damaging crisis. so our top priority has to be jobs and growth. we've got to build on the progress...
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go for obama. and if you want, the other votes, if you are nice about it and give romney 50% of the vote, how can he be so close in the polls? guest: each poll is different. referencing real clear politics, one example of a site that is pretty good as far as bringing pulling together. the question as to how polling is these days -- how accurate polling is these days with one-third of households not having home front anymore. pew charitable trust did a study that indicated 9% of people they're reaching out to our actual responding. in new hampshire, weather is from campaigns or different parties, if you stay home tonight you will get probably on average 5 to 10 phone calls. it gets to the point where you shut your rigor off and you do not even turn on your answering machine. you could be on the phone on my with pollsters. pollsters after this election, as they always do, will boil down things and find out where the margins were, what went right, what went wrong. there are very talented people. a lot
go for obama. and if you want, the other votes, if you are nice about it and give romney 50% of the vote, how can he be so close in the polls? guest: each poll is different. referencing real clear politics, one example of a site that is pretty good as far as bringing pulling together. the question as to how polling is these days -- how accurate polling is these days with one-third of households not having home front anymore. pew charitable trust did a study that indicated 9% of people they're...
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. >> this is not an obama defense budget. we saw all of the combat commanders stand up and say this is what we need. this will not be the first time. >> what i believe is that this does hollow out a defense. a goes beyond or react to the do have a strong national defense to keep people safe. there pushing this out to another five-year window. it means it costs more per copy. they are putting their drawdown funds in the supplemental bill. there is a lot of supplemental smoke and mirrors. it is not an accurate budget. when you confront military experts, if they can see these things. we have an honest pentagon budget. this is the first response ability of the federal government. we have a more dangerous world. if we had this new strategy, you have to have a navy and an air force that can extend this to reach. this budget does not do this. strategy does not match. this is a budget driven strategy not a budget driven strategy. >> the strategy came out before the budget did. what kind of knowledge to you have about the need to coun
. >> this is not an obama defense budget. we saw all of the combat commanders stand up and say this is what we need. this will not be the first time. >> what i believe is that this does hollow out a defense. a goes beyond or react to the do have a strong national defense to keep people safe. there pushing this out to another five-year window. it means it costs more per copy. they are putting their drawdown funds in the supplemental bill. there is a lot of supplemental smoke and...
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his day job is covering president obama and the obama administration. he has been watching what they are saying on tv. what is obama doing tonight and how you think the obama campaign will react to the results? >> tonight he is at a basketball .amp having a boy's night out he is trying to project the image he is not worried about this at all. the south is pretty much wiped out for democrats. lbj knew what he was saying when he said he would lose the south for a generation by signing the civil rights act. we are not worried about the republicans. they can do get out as long as the 12. we're going to kick back and enjoy ourselves. >> when they look at the map this year versus 2008, are there southern states where they think they can buy successfully? do they see this as a reachable -- do they see this as a regional campaign? >> to charlie's point, there are different areas of the south. i grew up in tennessee and in georgia and parts. that is really different that alabama or mississippi which is considered the heart of dixie. the state's he thinks he can
his day job is covering president obama and the obama administration. he has been watching what they are saying on tv. what is obama doing tonight and how you think the obama campaign will react to the results? >> tonight he is at a basketball .amp having a boy's night out he is trying to project the image he is not worried about this at all. the south is pretty much wiped out for democrats. lbj knew what he was saying when he said he would lose the south for a generation by signing the...
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rachel swann on president obama's genealogy. and a biography of barack obama. at 1055 p.m., edward klein takes a look at president obama before and after he reached the white house. and the first official white house videographer from 2009- 2011. all this on c-span2. >> we have discovered that with our surveillance flights. quarantine around cuba. a soviet submarine was found by american ships and they start to drop missile charges, depth charges on the soviet submarine and knocked out electrical system. the carbon dioxide was rising. people were passing out inside the submarine. they have no communication. the commander says, love the torpedoes. let's attack. we're not going to do somersaults down here. we're not going to disgrace our country. they set it free to launch. fortunately the other commander talked about it. arkopov might have saved the world. >> it was one of the scariest moments. >> a moment in human history. >> we did not know this, we were teenagers. that is when all this criticism of cannady -- kennedy. we would not be even here to talk. prexy
rachel swann on president obama's genealogy. and a biography of barack obama. at 1055 p.m., edward klein takes a look at president obama before and after he reached the white house. and the first official white house videographer from 2009- 2011. all this on c-span2. >> we have discovered that with our surveillance flights. quarantine around cuba. a soviet submarine was found by american ships and they start to drop missile charges, depth charges on the soviet submarine and knocked out...
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president obama. president obama understands women. he trusts women carried on every single issue that matters to us, he stands for women. president obama ensures that women's health care will be covered with snow cope in a matter where we work. [applause] because of president obama, soon, women will not be denied insurance coverage because we have had breast cancer or survive sexual assault. and, we know lager will have to pay more than men for the exact same health insurance. thanks to president obama, being a woman is no longer a pre- existing condition in america. [applause] that is right. back in texas, that's it -- back in texas, back in texas, we say, you dance with them is to run you. president obama brought women into this place and we are staying with them all from november. -- with him all throughout november. 24 years ago, my mother, the former texas governor -- [applause] thank you. she reminded us how far we have come. and that there was a time when both cabinets drank from separate water fountains. when kids were punishe
president obama. president obama understands women. he trusts women carried on every single issue that matters to us, he stands for women. president obama ensures that women's health care will be covered with snow cope in a matter where we work. [applause] because of president obama, soon, women will not be denied insurance coverage because we have had breast cancer or survive sexual assault. and, we know lager will have to pay more than men for the exact same health insurance. thanks to...
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obama in the last four years. my husband lost his job and all of my neighbors tied to the defense industry are so nervous that they are going to be next. i do not know how you can say mr. obama has done anything for loudoun county. host: let's get an answer from the chairman of the democratic party. guest: thank you for the question during the war that people were concerned about in 2008 has been ended. it was president obama who brought the termination of the war in iraq, and withdrawing troops from afghanistan and now prepared for nation-building here at home rather than afghanistan and iraq. that war has been brought to an end by the president. in terms of locally, the president -- the fact of the matter is, as a said earlier, 700,000 jobs a month, over 700,000 jobs a month we were losing at the termination of the bush presidency. we are working our way back. this is a fiscal ditching that was deep. that is why it is no time to turn to the same policies that got us into it in the first place. that is why the pr
obama in the last four years. my husband lost his job and all of my neighbors tied to the defense industry are so nervous that they are going to be next. i do not know how you can say mr. obama has done anything for loudoun county. host: let's get an answer from the chairman of the democratic party. guest: thank you for the question during the war that people were concerned about in 2008 has been ended. it was president obama who brought the termination of the war in iraq, and withdrawing...
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was he being pressured by president obama? was he being pressured in some way by pat leahy, which something i found completely implausible? the ideas that the chief justice of the united states was somehow pressured by outsiders, i think that just cannot hold up. but clearly, as david said, conservatives were unhappy with what he was doing it they saw it as a switch and vote. i think it is unlikely that he said from the start i would vote to strike this down and then, all of sudden mid stream, decided no. the opinion have all the makings of a june meeting. there were signs within it that there were some shifting in the rationale. but his opinion for the court was actually quite clear. he knew want -- he knew what he wanted to say. >> you haven't read the opinion, you will be interested in the way that it is structured. most of what is the majority opinion is roberts pretty much speaking for himself. the descent from the conservatives reads very much like their own opinion that addresses justice ginsberg in little bit and does
was he being pressured by president obama? was he being pressured in some way by pat leahy, which something i found completely implausible? the ideas that the chief justice of the united states was somehow pressured by outsiders, i think that just cannot hold up. but clearly, as david said, conservatives were unhappy with what he was doing it they saw it as a switch and vote. i think it is unlikely that he said from the start i would vote to strike this down and then, all of sudden mid stream,...
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the democratic party and president obama reject that idea. and we cannot go back to the same failed policies of the past. we have a totally different idea about how we make america grow. from our perspective, we know we need to restore the security that the middle class has lost. we need to out-educate, and a bit, and out bill the rest of the world, make things up the rest of the world buys to remain competitive. it is making sure that harbored pays and responsibility is reported. the president believes in an america where everyone pays their fair share and plays by the same set of rules. in short, they believe you can grow the economy from the top down, but we know that you can grow the american economy from the middle out. that is the theme we try to build into this election, and that you will see reflected in the draft of the platform that we put together. does anyone have any comments or questions? >> just to walk through the structure of the draft in front of you, there will be a practice at the beginning that will try to cast the docume
the democratic party and president obama reject that idea. and we cannot go back to the same failed policies of the past. we have a totally different idea about how we make america grow. from our perspective, we know we need to restore the security that the middle class has lost. we need to out-educate, and a bit, and out bill the rest of the world, make things up the rest of the world buys to remain competitive. it is making sure that harbored pays and responsibility is reported. the president...
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secretary, obama -- [inaudible] high-level officials are meeting at the third annual u.s.-india dialogue. what role will your agency played? many universities are going to open in india. >> you and i have talked, we have a great working relationship with my counterpart in india. we have real challenges here. the challenges india faces, they make ours looks simple. there is a chance to provide much better education for hundreds and thousands of young people in india. whatever we can do to help, as american institutions start to set up in india, we want to be a great partner. i believe a rising tide lifts all boats. it is a great thing for your country and ours as well. >> do you believe there will be any major initiative? >> i will have to come back on that next week. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tomorrow morning, a senate banking hearing on how the securities and exchange committee is implementing dodd- frank. there will also look at j.p. morgan's recent trading loss. thursday, ben berna
secretary, obama -- [inaudible] high-level officials are meeting at the third annual u.s.-india dialogue. what role will your agency played? many universities are going to open in india. >> you and i have talked, we have a great working relationship with my counterpart in india. we have real challenges here. the challenges india faces, they make ours looks simple. there is a chance to provide much better education for hundreds and thousands of young people in india. whatever we can do to...
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petri: i rise to support the repeal of praup obama's health care law. -- of president obama's health care law. the health care law is fundamentally flawed and will make worse our high health care costs. a study last month found the cost of health care services is expected to rise 7 1/2% in 2013 and the law's negative effects on job creation. i hear constantly how the mandates and uncertainties created by the law are discouraging hiring. the report issued from the investment research firm last september said that the health care law was and i quote arguably the biggest impediment to hiring. we need the right reforms to eliminate waste and reward high quality low cost care. we should be choosing approaches for seniors to use their health care dollars wisely but instead we are turning decisions over to the government. i support this bill and i urge all of my colleagues to work together to ensure that every american has access to affordable health care. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. andrews: we share the gentleman from wisco
petri: i rise to support the repeal of praup obama's health care law. -- of president obama's health care law. the health care law is fundamentally flawed and will make worse our high health care costs. a study last month found the cost of health care services is expected to rise 7 1/2% in 2013 and the law's negative effects on job creation. i hear constantly how the mandates and uncertainties created by the law are discouraging hiring. the report issued from the investment research firm last...
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among those voters, obama 181- 18, which is a historic number. -- obama won 81-18. 60% of ward -- of the majority supported increase in income tax including a plurality that supports our position moving forward. 65% want to give illegal immigrants a chance to apply for status and 75% agreed the president's policy of moving forward favor the middle class. all those important lessons from 36 hours ago continue to make us feel good about what we have built. i will turn over to david plouffe to talk about some of the things we saw in the states. >> of david and jim mentioned a very important number, 56% of the moderate voters in the country supported the president. that is important. sometimes the independent voter question gives you a little bit of a false positive, because some of those folks are actually democrats are republicans. there are certain counties that really are bellwethers. a lot of them have a lot of suburban, moderate voters. loudon county in virginia, a quintessential suburban county. hamilton county in ohio, arapahoe county in colorado. that speaks to how well the camp
among those voters, obama 181- 18, which is a historic number. -- obama won 81-18. 60% of ward -- of the majority supported increase in income tax including a plurality that supports our position moving forward. 65% want to give illegal immigrants a chance to apply for status and 75% agreed the president's policy of moving forward favor the middle class. all those important lessons from 36 hours ago continue to make us feel good about what we have built. i will turn over to david plouffe to...
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my second point for president obama. i remember many of my colleagues here just over a year ago, we walked across the street, we were spat on, we were carlstadt for setting up for people. and today, now, we're able to say that the right thing was done, let's get about doing more work and stop the politics and help the american people. thank you. >> and former chair of the progressive caucus. >> thank you. today, the supreme court affirmed the will of the american people. but you know, the struggle is not over. you can hear that the republicans are going to try to dismantle step-by-step by step everything that is in this legislation, and everything that the american people stand for. but instead, we now can strengthen this act. we can at healthcare for all -- add health care for opri we can make sure there is competition to make sure that we have medicare for everybody. and when we do that, nobody will worry ever again about whether they have health care in the united states of america. thank you, supreme court. thank you
my second point for president obama. i remember many of my colleagues here just over a year ago, we walked across the street, we were spat on, we were carlstadt for setting up for people. and today, now, we're able to say that the right thing was done, let's get about doing more work and stop the politics and help the american people. thank you. >> and former chair of the progressive caucus. >> thank you. today, the supreme court affirmed the will of the american people. but you...
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president obama, february 21, 2012. i've heard a lot of people say that this is hard work, that not now. if not now, then when? and if not this, what? ever? mr. speaker, mr. chairman, we're asking that members tonight stand up. that they stand up to the blood suckers in this town that take $5, $10, $15, $25 from our constituents to pretend to stand up for matters on their behalf. we're asking people to stand up to honor their pledge that they made on the opening day of the 112th congress, to defend the united states of america from all enemies, foreign and domestic, we ask that our colleagues stand up to america's biggest domestic threat and enemy, the $15 trillion soon to be $22 trillion that's staring us in the face. the time is now, we got to get it done. this is the only bipartisan approach and this is the only thing that has the chance to be adopted by both parties and the president of the united states who authorized simpson-bowles. i thank charity and i yield back the balance of my time. -- i thank the chair and
president obama, february 21, 2012. i've heard a lot of people say that this is hard work, that not now. if not now, then when? and if not this, what? ever? mr. speaker, mr. chairman, we're asking that members tonight stand up. that they stand up to the blood suckers in this town that take $5, $10, $15, $25 from our constituents to pretend to stand up for matters on their behalf. we're asking people to stand up to honor their pledge that they made on the opening day of the 112th congress, to...
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without the there -- without those children, there would be no barack obama. we must never forget that. and we must remember that the right to vote is not only the cornerstone of our system of government, but is and always has been the lifeblood of our democracy. in fact, no force has proved more powerful than the efforts to expand the franchise. without the right to vote there would be no congressional black caucus. these people who lead our nation, who are the conscience of congress would not be here without the right to vote. despite this history and despite our nation's long tradition of extending voting rights to non- property owners and to win in, to people of color, to native americans and to younger americans, and today, a growing number of citizens are worried that despite the decisions that five decades ago so many fought to address, my travels across this country -- thought to address. in my travels across this country, citizens now have reason to believe that we are failing to live up to one of our nation's most noble ideals. the achievements of th
without the there -- without those children, there would be no barack obama. we must never forget that. and we must remember that the right to vote is not only the cornerstone of our system of government, but is and always has been the lifeblood of our democracy. in fact, no force has proved more powerful than the efforts to expand the franchise. without the right to vote there would be no congressional black caucus. these people who lead our nation, who are the conscience of congress would not...
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. >> tomorrow, sees ben's wrote to the white house coverage continues with president obama. we will kick off a tuesday bus tour from ohio to pennsylvania. we will be live from ohio. friday afternoon, live with the president from pittsburgh at approximately 2:00 p.m. eastern. you can watch both of them on c- span not work. -- c-span.org. >> it is an half of cows and turkeys. this is a drug -- most make the animals grow faster. this drug -- when the animal is killed, the drug is in there. >> this weekend, martha looks behind the scenes of the food and drug industries and find regulatory lapses undermining the public health. sunday night at 9:00. part of booktv this weekend on c-span2. mpany spacex.es co. sent t elon musk, ceo, gave a commencement address. advice is given to the class of 2012. this is 15 minutes. [applause] >> i would like to thank you for leaving "crazy person" out of the description. [laughter] the most useful thing that i can say to be useful to you in the future. and i thought, perhaps tell the story of how i sort of came to be here. happen? maybe there are
. >> tomorrow, sees ben's wrote to the white house coverage continues with president obama. we will kick off a tuesday bus tour from ohio to pennsylvania. we will be live from ohio. friday afternoon, live with the president from pittsburgh at approximately 2:00 p.m. eastern. you can watch both of them on c- span not work. -- c-span.org. >> it is an half of cows and turkeys. this is a drug -- most make the animals grow faster. this drug -- when the animal is killed, the drug is in...
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obama is the president. obama, i definitely believe he deserves to be the president. he seems like he has the best interest for this country. >> let me jump in. why do you think he won the? what were the factors that led to his reelection? >> i think what led to his reelection was his supporters. they were out there, knocking on the doors. they were getting people that have not voted before. they would get into the community and get people who were not registered to vote. they would get us voting, to get out there and make a difference. >> thanks for the call. the white house schedule just came out. the president gets to sleep in tomorrow, in his own bed. he departs chicago in the early afternoon. he arrives in washington at just after 5:30 eastern time. there will be reaction from democrats and republicans. we heard from the speaker of the house and from democratic leader nancy pelosi. they are here in washington. in the coming days, will get their comments as well. republican line, you are on the air. we are going to james, joining us from savannah, georgia, the air
obama is the president. obama, i definitely believe he deserves to be the president. he seems like he has the best interest for this country. >> let me jump in. why do you think he won the? what were the factors that led to his reelection? >> i think what led to his reelection was his supporters. they were out there, knocking on the doors. they were getting people that have not voted before. they would get into the community and get people who were not registered to vote. they would...